Kalou sneaks into Stamford Bridge before the big guns

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JOSÉ MOURINHO has promised more high-profile arrivals at Stamford Bridge this summer, but in the meantime the Chelsea manager yesterday quietly signed Salomon Kalou, from Feyenoord, for a fee in the region of £3.5 million.

Kalou, who was also being tracked by Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Valencia, signed a four-year contract after passing a medical. The forward, 21, was joined by Henrique “Hilário” Sampaio, a goalkeeper who has moved from Nacional, the Portuguese side, and could soon be welcoming Andriy Shevchenko, the AC Milan striker, who is expected to confirm his arrival this week for a fee of about £34